Direct Support Professional (Adult Program Assistant) MD
St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities.
We are currently seeking an Adult Program Assistant who will be responsible for the safety and well being of adult program participants.
Work requires patience, compassion, understanding and the desire to help individuals with disabilities become as self-sufficient as possible.
Examples of Essential Functions
Provide daily assistance to adult participants in areas such as physical care, toileting, feeding, medication administration, mobility and other daily activities.
Such assistance may require the ability to keep up with running program participants and or to lift or to assist with lifting adult program participants is essential to perform this task.
- Plan and provide age appropriate activities for adult program participants with Adult Program Coordinators.
- May provide job development, coaching, or support for paid and / or volunteer work for program participant(s).
- May provide initial and ongoing training, coaching, mentoring and counseling in areas of appropriate work attitudes and skills specific to the individual’s employment.
- Provide instruction in use of public transportation
- Communicate with key stakeholders as needed to report on the program participant’s progress, needs, health, etc.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED and prior experience working with people with intellectual disabilities. Must be at least 18 years of age.
A special skill in cooking, weaving, gardening, textile, or fine arts is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers as well as program participants and their family members, residential providers and significant others as needed.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow directions found in manuals such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and other procedure manuals.
- Requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid vacations
- Convenient Metro-accessible location
- 403B with company match
- Free life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance and more
Salary : $16.50- $19.00 per hour
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